The UN General Assembly will soon reconvene for a new session, and Cuba has again submitted a draft resolution urging for an end to the U.S. economic and financial embargo. This will presumably be the 18th year that a majority of the international community condemns this U.S. policy, as that “majority” grew to 185 countries last year. Only three sided against Cuba’s resolution in 2008—the United States, Israel and Palau.
One of the pillars of President Obama’s foreign policy has been a commitment to support multilateral institutions, but will the resolution this year have any sway with the administration? It has yet to make a difference in nearly two decades of similar votes.
